Kamayu Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Kamayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kamayu (18) may also be a first name.
Kamayu Demographics
Kamayu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamayu occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamayu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,398,030th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamayu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name on earth, held by 18 people.
Kamayu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya Kamayu is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 97 percent reside and Machakos County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Kamayu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Kamayu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamayu
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